As a presenter, when you are engaged in the conversation, you are connected to your thoughts and externally focused on the people you are speaking...
read more1 Website, 2 Interviews in India about The Orderly Conversation
October 19, 2015 0 Comments
The Orderly Conversation is getting around. This time it’s in India where an online publication, Indezine, has interviewed co-authors Dale Ludwig and Greg Owen-Boger about the...
read moreIt’s Not That You Made a Mistake, It’s How You Recover
August 27, 2015 0 Comments
Recently, I had an opportunity to observe Greg coaching a very Type-A businessperson. In her one-on-one session, the question arose of how to deal with mistakes. During...
read moreThree New Guiding Principles for Business Presenters
March 18, 2015 0 Comments
This article was originally published on PresentationXpert.com, an online magazine devoted to helping people take their presentation skills to the next level. Think back...
read moreSuccess ≠ Perfection
November 20, 2014 0 Comments
“I want my presentation to be perfect.” This is something we hear from our course participants now and then, and I reckon more people think...
read moreCalculating the High Cost of Poor Communication
November 3, 2014 0 Comments
Business presentations and meetings exist for one reason: to move business forward. And they ought to do that effectively and efficiently. But do they? As...
read moreNew Book Offers Game-Changing Approach to Instructor-Led Training
July 15, 2014 0 Comments
Granville Circle Press announces the July 15, 2014 publication of “The Orderly Conversation,” a groundbreaking resource for business communication. News Release – PDF Granville Circle...
read moreA New Definition of Presentation Success
June 30, 2014 0 Comments
Why a Performance Approach to Business Presentations Doesn’t Work Presentations should not be confused with speeches. Speeches are a type of performance. Presentations are a...
read more9 Habits of Highly Effective Business Presenters
February 17, 2014 0 Comments
A friend and fellow ATD Chicagoland board member sent this article to me, 9 Habits of Highly Effective Speakers, and asked what I thought. If you don’t feel...
read moreRethinking the Visual Component of Your Presentations (Part 2 of 4)
August 27, 2013 0 Comments
Part 1, Part 3, Part 4 This is the second in a series of four articles about the need to take a fresh look at the visuals...
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